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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of subjects

From: The association of insulin resistance and carotid atherosclerosis with thigh and calf circumference in patients with type 2 diabetes

 

Men

Women

N

2,323

2,104

Age (years)

55.75 ± 11.63

56.50 ± 11.67

Duration of diabetes (years)

6.67 ± 6.99

6.54 ± 6.20

SBP (mmHg)

134.02 ± 17.03

136.84 ± 18.87

DBP (mmHg)

87.86 ± 11.25

85.28 ± 11.32

Weight (kg)

70.89 ± 10.20

59.34 ± 9.08

BMI (kg/m2)

24.57 ± 3.25

24.56 ± 3.34

WC (cm)

86.23 ± 7.74

79.41 ± 8.31

Smoking (n, %)

354 (15.2%)

32 (1.5%)

Antihypertensive medication, N (%)

720 (30.9)

694 (32.9)

Antidyslipidemic medication, N (%)

464 (19.9)

487 (23.1)

Antidiabetic medication

  

Sulfonylureas

1441 (62.0)

1328 (63.1)

Metformin

973 (41.8)

1032 (49.0)

AGIs

246 (10.6)

231 (10.9)

FPG (mmol/L)

8.25 ± 2.69

7.91 ± 2.69

TC (mmol/L)

4.99 ± 1.02

5.27 ± 1.07

TG (mmol/L)

1.55 (1.00-3.19)

1.38 (1.00-2.42)

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.96 ± 0.88

3.16 ± 0.96

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.23 ± 0.30

1.35 ± 0.34

Insulin (μIU/mL)

6.9 (5.1-9.4)

7.6 (5.6-10.2)

HOMA-IR

2.79 ± 1.73

2.94 ± 1.97

HbA1c (%)

8.37 ± 2.00

8.32 ± 1.85

VAT (mm)

48.39 ± 17.23

39.94 ± 16.45

Calf circumference (mm)

35.96 ± 3.19

33.22 ± 2.64

Thigh circumference (mm)

45.19 ± 4.03

43.88 ± 3.99

Mean IMT(mm)

0.83 ± 0.19

0.80 ± 0.18

Kitt (%/min)

2.28 ± 0.96

2.31 ± 0.94

  1. Data are mean ± SD or proportion (%). Data for TG and insulin were skewed distribution, and were presented as the median (interquartile range). SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance, HOMA-IR; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; VAT, visceral adipose thickness; IMT, intima media thickness; Kitt, rate constant for plasma glucose disappearance.